Southern Shepherd's Purse
Ballantinia antipoda
A short-lived small annual to 5 cm high with sparsely haired prostrate stems and small stalked white flowers arising from a rosette of spoon-shaped leaves. Stems are sparsely haired. Flowers to 4 mm in diameter along upper stems. Fruits, elliptical 3-5 mm long.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | Small annual to 5 cm, white flowers arising from a rosette of spoon-shaped leaves. |
| Biology | Annual. Has very specific and finely balanced habitat requirements, occuring on sloping granite rockplates, on seasonally moist moss mats on a shallow soil layer and occasionally growing directly in shallow soil pockets. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Full flower by mid-late Sep. |